erythromycin

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English word erythromycin comes from English -mycin, English erythro-

-mycin (English)

(biochemistry) Applied to aminoglycosides derived from bacteria of the genus Micromonospora.

erythro- (English)

Used to form scientific terms meaning red, or showing a relationship to red blood cells.

erythromycin (English)

Any of a class of macrolide antibiotics produced by an actinomycete of the genus Streptomyces.

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